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Overview of Community Supported Agriculture in Europe

The experiments in farming described in this book represent new social forms of agriculture which have arisen in recent years while traditional family farms have declined and industrial agriculture has increased. These new famers involve many local families directly in the decisions and labour which produce the vegetables, fruits, milk, and meat they eat. In that way they re-establish a link between the farm, the farmer, and the consumer. While this approach may not be the full answer to the questions posed by the modern agricultural dilemma, we believe it has much to offer.

In simple terms, these efforts arise under the name Community Support Agriculture (CSA). A CSA is a community-based organization of growers and consumers. The consumer households live independently, but agree to provide direct, up-front support for the local growers who produce their food. The growers agree to do their best to provide a sufficient quantity and quality of food to meet the needs and expectations of the consumers. In this way the farms and families form a network of mutual support. Within this general framework there is wide latitudes for variation, depending on the resources and desires of the participants. No two community farms are entirely
alike.

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版次: May 2016
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年份: 2016
国际标准图书编号: 976-2-9551195-5-6
国家: European Union
地理范围: 欧洲联盟
类别: 书籍
内容语言: English
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